Sebastián Alabanda Fernández (31 October 1950 – 10 June 2014) was a Spanish professional

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who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Posadas, Province of Córdoba, Alabanda spent his first eight seasons as a senior with Real Betis, except for a short loan at Rayo Vallecano. With the former club, he made his debut in La Liga on 7 September 1974, starting in a 3–1 away loss against UD Las Palmas. In 1976–77, Alabanda contributed 20 games to help the Andalusians finish fifth whilst

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the Copa del Rey, a penalty shootout win over

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where he missed his attempt after a 2–2 regulation time draw. At the end of the following campaign, however, they suffered relegation to the

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. After leaving Betis in June 1980, with competitive totals of 229 matches and 19 goals, Alabanda signed with fellow top-flight team Real Murcia. He scored three goals in his first year, but could not help prevent relegation.

International career

Alabanda earned one cap for Spain: on 24 April, he came on as a late substitute in a 1–1

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draw with West Germany in Madrid.

Later life and death

After retiring, Alabanda worked in banking. On 29 May 2014, he returned to Betis as a counsellor, but died in his home in Seville on 10 June, at the age of 63.

Honours

Betis * Copa del Rey: 1976–77 *

: 1973–74

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alabanda, Sebastian 1950 births 2014 deaths Footballers from the Province of Córdoba (Spain) Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players Rayo Vallecano players Real Murcia CF players Spain men's amateur international footballers Spain men's international footballers